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Racham/Rachum רַח֖וּם racham; compassionate -- full of compassion, merciful
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Rachamim
Definition: Rachamim comes from the Hebrew word Rechem, meaning womb. It is the boundaryless love of a mother for her child, a love that stems from the deep knowledge that the child is both of her and not of her.
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A small #chiasm in #exodus 18:10 illustrates that, although the Hebrews were under the power of the Egyptian people and forced to serve them, it was Pharaoh who was ultimately to blame. As the supreme ruler of Egypt, he could have freed the Hebrews at any time.
- A - Delivered from the hand of the Egyptians (m'yod mitzrayim)
--- B - Delivered from the hand of Pharaoh (m'yod pharaoh)
- A - Delivered from under the hand of the Egyptians (m'takhat yod)
Notice that the first part says "from the hand" and the last says "from under the hand". The former indicates being under the power of the Egyptians, while the second indicates being subjected to forced labor by them.
#biblepatterns #yitro
Racham/Rachum רַח֖וּם racham; compassionate -- full of compassion, merciful
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Rachamim
Definition: Rachamim comes from the Hebrew word Rechem, meaning womb. It is the boundaryless love of a mother for her child, a love that stems from the deep knowledge that the child is both of her and not of her.
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SMALL STRAWS by MARSHA BURNS
To the many who have been challenged to the nth degree and stretched almost beyond your ability to cope: Your strength will be found in your relationship with Me, says the Lord. Do not lose hope or give up. I have been with you all the way and will never leave you nor forsake you. Trust that I am indeed your very present help in times of trouble. Press on. Deuteronomy 31:8 And the Lord, He is the One who goes before you. He will be with you, He will not leave you nor forsake you; do not fear nor be dismayed.
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SERIES G --- THE PROMISED LAND --- LESSON 15
LAND FOR ALL
JUDAH’S BOUNDARIES
From Joshua 15:1-12
The following describes the boundaries of the land assigned to the tribe of Judah:
The Southern Boundary:
Start at the south-western corner of the Dead Sea. Go southwest from that point, past the southern edge of Mount Akrabbim. Cross the Wilderness of Zin to Kadesh-barnea. Continue past the southern edge of Kadesh-barnea to Hezron, then on to Addar and Karka. Move in a north-westerly direction to Azmon, ending at the Mediterranean Sea, near the brook of Egypt.
The Eastern Boundary:
This boundary is on the western banks of the Dead Sea, from the south-western corner of the Dead Sea, northward to the mouth of the Jordan River, where it empties into the Dead Sea.
The Northern Boundary:
At the point where the Jordan River empties into the Dead Sea, the northern boundary moves westward past Beth-hoglah. Continue westward to Beth-arabah, then on to the stone of Bohan, Reuben’s son. The boundary then passes through the Valley of Achor to Debir. At Debir, the boundary moves in a north-westerly direction to Gilgal, opposite the slopes of Adummim, on the south part of the valley. From that point, it continues to the Springs of En-shemesh, then to En-rogel. Continue westward, through the Valley of Hinnom, next to the southern slopes of the hills on which Jebus, later called Jerusalem, was built. Move onward to the top of the mountain at the western edge of the Valley of Hinnom, then to the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim. From the top of the mountain there, the boundary moves on to the Springs of Nephtoah. Then it moves on to the cities near Mount Ephron, then Baalah and then Kirjath-jearim. Moving westward, the boundary continues to Mount Seir, then to Chesalon, located on the northern slope of Mount Jearim and then to Beth-shemesh. Moving now in a north-westerly direction, the boundary goes past the southern part of Timnah to the slope of the hill north of Ekron. Turning to the northwest, it goes past Shikkeron and Mount Baalah, then northward past Jabneel, ending at the Mediterranean Sea.
The Western Boundary:
The shore of the Mediterranean Sea was the western boundary of the land assigned to the tribe of Judah.
CALEB’S LAND
From Joshua 15:13-19
Part of the land assigned to the tribe of Judah was given to Caleb, son of Jephunneh. Joshua gave Caleb the land as Adonai had Instructed him to do. The part which Caleb received was Hebron, sometimes called Kiriath-arba or City of Arba. Arba was the father of Anak, whose three sons, Sheshai, Ahiman and Talmai, were driven from the land by Caleb and his forces. After this victory, Caleb also fought the people of Debir or Kiriath-sepher. When he fought Kiriath-sepher, Caleb made this promise: [Whoever captures Kiriath-sepher may marry my daughter Achsah.] Caleb’s nephew Othniel, son of Kenaz, conquered the town and married Achsah, before Achsah left home to live with Othniel, she urged her husband to ask Caleb for a field. Then she saw her father and went to speak with him about this field herself. [What do you want?] Caleb asked his daughter. [Since the land you gave me is desert land, I want some land with springs to go with it,] Achsah answered. Caleb gave her land with the upper springs and the lower springs.
THE CITIES OF JUDAH
From Joshua 15:20-47
These were the cities in the land assigned to the tribe of Judah: the cities in the south, toward Edom, named Kabzeel, Hazor, Ithoan, Ziph, Telem, Bealoth, Hazor-hadattah, Kerioth-hezron which is Hazor, Amam, Shema, Moladah, Hazar-gaddah, Heshnion, Beth-pelet, Hazar-shual, Beersheba, Biziothiah, Baalah, Iim, Ezem, Eltolad, Chesil, Hormah, Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah, Lebaoth, Shilhim, Am and Rimmon. There were twenty-nine cities with their surrounding villages. The lowland cities were Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah, Zanoah, En-gannim, Tappuah, Enani, Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah, Sharaim, Adithaim, Gederah and Gederothaim. There were fourteen of these cities with their surrounding villages. In addition, there were twenty-five other cities with their surrounding villages: Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal-gad, Dilean, Mizpeh, Joktheel, Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon, Cabbon, Lahmam, Kitlish, Gederoth, Beth-dagon, Naamah, Makkedah, Libnah, Ether, Ashan, Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib, Keilah, Aczib and Mareshah. Within the land assigned to Judah there was also Ekron with its surrounding villages and all the other towns between Ekron and the Mediterranean Sea. It also included Ashdod and its surrounding villages, as well as Gaza and its surrounding villages, as far as the brook of Egypt and the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. The following thirty-eight cities, as well as their nearby villages, were in the hill country of Judah: Shamir, Jattir, Socoh, Dannah, Kiriath-sannah or Debir, Anab, Eshtemoa, Anim, Goshen, Holon, Giloh, Arab, Dumah, Eshan, Janim, Beth-tappuah, Aphekah, Humtah, Kiriath-arba or Hebron, Zior, Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah, Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah, Kain, Gibeah, Timnah, Halhul, Beth-zur, Gedor, Maarath, Beth-anoth, Eltekon, Kiriath-baal or Kiriath-jearim, and Rabbah. These six cities of the desert were also included in the land assigned to the tribe of Judah: Beth-arabah, Middin, Secacah, Nibshan, the City of Salt and En-gedi. The people of Judah were not able to drive out the Jebusites, who lived in the city now known as Jerusalem. Thus, at the time this is written, they still live in the land with the people of Judah.
COMMENTARY
THE BORDERS OF THE TRIBES
The conquered country was divided, and boundaries marked out. The holding of each clan and family was carefully defined. No one was overlooked. There was a place for each person in the Promised Land. They did not have maps to depend on and depended instead on natural geographical features and well-known places that would be recognizable by everyone. Judah’s boundaries were a perfect example of this. The eastern border extended from the Dead Sea as far as the mouth of the Jordan River and the edge of the Wilderness of Judah; the Mediterranean Sea was its western border. Towns were important landmarks and boundary lines curved up and down, left and right, in order to include them. Town names often reflected the landscape, local crops and animals, wells or important buildings. Beth-hoglah and Beth-arabah on the northern border of Judah are translated as {House of the Partridge} and {Shrine of the Arabah.} Farther west, the border ran from {Red Rocks Pass} through several towns and into a region called Mount Ephron or {Gazelle Mountain.} Some other interesting names for landmarks were Mount Akrabbim or {Scorpion Pass,} Job’s Well and Mount Baalah or {Lady Mountain.}
SERIES G --- THE PROMISED LAND --- LESSON 14
CALEB HONOURED
A SUMMARY OF THE DIVISION OF THE LAND
From Joshua 14:1-5
The lands conquered by Israel were distributed to the tribes of Israel. The decision as to which tribe should get a certain part of the land was made by Eleazar the priest, Joshua and the leaders of the tribes. Actually, they didn’t make the decision themselves, but asked Adonai to decide and used the method of casting lots to discover what He wanted. Moses had already given the land east of the Jordan River to the two and a half tribes mentioned earlier. Joseph’s tribe had divided into the two half-tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh. The Levites received no land at all, except the cities where they lived and the surrounding pasturelands for their herds and flocks. The people of Israel divided the land exactly as Adonai had told Moses they should.
CALEB’S INHERITANCE
From Joshua 14:6-15
One day Caleb brought a group from the tribe of Judah to see Joshua at Gilgal. Caleb, who was a son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite, spoke to Joshua. ‘I want to remind you of Adonai’s Promise to you and me at Kadesh-barnea,’ said Caleb. ‘At that time when Moses, Adonai’s servant, sent me to spy out the land, I was forty years old. The report I brought back was what I sincerely believed to be true, but our fellow spies brought back a report that frightened the people of Israel. You know that I followed Adonai completely that day. ‘Moses swore that the land where I had walked would be an inheritance for me and my children forever, for I followed Adonai completely. Adonai has permitted me to live another forty-five years since then, during the time Israel travelled throughout the wilderness. Today, at eighty-five, I am as strong as I was then and can travel or fight as well as I could when Moses sent me on that trip.’ ‘I have come to claim the hill country which Adonai Promised at that time. You have heard that the Anakim live there in great fortified cities. But Adonai will go with me and help me drive them out.’ Joshua blessed Caleb and gave Hebron to him. Hebron became the inheritance of Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite, for he had followed Adonai. Until that time, Hebron had been named Kiriath-arba. Arba was one of the great men among the Anakim. At last, the time had come when the land was free from war.
COMMENTS
THE CANAANITE PRINCE AND HIS COURT
Forty-five years earlier Moses sent twelve men, including Caleb and Joshua, to explore the Promised Land. Caleb and Joshua urged the people to fight for the land. The others discouraged Israel from doing so and caused the people of Israel to turn back in fear. All but Caleb and Joshua were now dead. Caleb had wholly followed Adonai and now he had come to claim his inheritance at Hebron. The lifestyle of the Canaanite princes must have seemed very curious to the Israelites. It was completely different from life in the tribes. An Israelite leader was selected by all the tribes. But the people of Canaan did not choose their ruler. A prince came to power by inheriting the throne, marrying a princess or by overthrowing the rightful ruler by force. Many only carried out the work for a more powerful authority, like Egypt. Every Canaanite prince claimed that the gods had chosen him to rule. Leaders of the Israelites were anointed; marked by having special oil put on their heads. They wore clothes not very different from everyone else. In Canaan, princes were rarely anointed to show leadership. Instead, crown, staffs and rich thrones were symbols of their authority. They even had portable thrones to carry on long trips and into battle. Each Israelite tribe had a leader, who lived the same way everyone did. But most of the people of Canaan lived in walled cities, each one ruled by a prince as his kingdom. There were many in his court to serve him and the rest of the people were treated as inferiors to carry out his commands. Things were very different among the Israelites. There, anyone could have a say in tribal matters; all could seek justice from a leader who knew his people well.
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